YT2095 Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 In pyrotechnics Chlorine donors are often used to enhance certain colors (blues in copper for example). powdered PVC is used. I`de like to know it Fluorine would make them brighter/more vivid? and could PTFE, PolyTetraFuoroEthylene (teflon) could be converted for the same purpose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfson Posted November 16, 2003 Share Posted November 16, 2003 Is the flourine expected to make a compound if so which chemical do u wish to add is it the CuCl or another substance and fl can change colours e.g. yellow green and purple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted November 17, 2003 Author Share Posted November 17, 2003 consider Halogens as Color enhancers, specificly Chlorine. I may have a KClO4 or KClO3 oxidiser, it also contains a Cl atom, but that`s used to cancel the K after deflagration, excess Chlorine is often added as a reducing agent to be freed to then become an Oxidising agent (as in the case of PVC). the copper salts used are arbitrary realy, it could be a carbonate or an oxide (never a Sulphate or nitrate as it reacts with Chlorates/Perchlorates) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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